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– 1926-Gertrude Ederle, 19, of New York becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel, crossing in 14 hours, 31 minutes.
– 1958-Glenn Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in a meet at Budapest, Hungary.
– 1972-Gary Player wins his second PGA championship with a two-stroke victory over Jim Jamieson and Tommy Aaron.
– 1978-John Mahaffey beats Tom Watson and Jerry Pate on the second hole of sudden-death to win the PGA Championship.
